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Rakhesh, Aiga, MD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS<\/h4>\n

Investigator<\/strong>
\nCleveland FES Center<\/p>\n

Attending Neurologist, SCI and Disorders Service<\/strong>
\nSyracuse VA Medical Center<\/p>\n

Medical Director, ALS Center of Excellence, SCI and Disorders Service<\/strong>
\nSyracuse VA Medical Center<\/p>\n

Assistant Professor of Neurology<\/strong>
\nSUNY Upstate Medical University<\/p>\n

Research Associate<\/strong>
\nLouis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center<\/p>\n

CONTACT INFORMATION<\/h4>\n

Program Contact:<\/strong>
\nAiga Rakhesh<\/p>\n

Contact Email:<\/strong>
\nAiga.rakhesh@va.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

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Aiga Rakhesh, MD is a neurologist at the Syracuse VA Medical Center SCI\/D Department and is an assistant professor of Neurology at SUNY Upstate Medical University.<\/p>\n

Dr. Rakhesh completed her neurology residency at SUNY Upstate Medical University. She has special interests in the field of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and Spinal Cord medicine.<\/p>\n

RESEARCH FOCUS<\/h3>\n

Her special interest in research is in the field of ALS and she is a member of NEALS (Northeast ALS Consortium). Current projects include:<\/p>\n

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  • ALS and Cerebellum:<\/strong> Study of Eyeblink conditioning in subjects with ALS<\/li>\n
  • ALS Data Repository:<\/strong> Building comprehensive datasets for longitudinal study<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Dr. Rakhesh is passionate about teaching and is a part of the neurology residency program at SUNY Upstate Medical University and the SCI fellowship program at Syracuse VA Medical Center. She also serves as the Director of the ALS Center of Excellence at the Syracuse VA SCI\/D Center. Outside of her clinical and research work, she enjoys gardening, spending time in nature, and traveling with her family.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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